With a total investment of nearly 10 trillion VND (nearly 406 million USD), the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway (section Km19+000 - Km53+000 in Hoa Binh province) has been the largest transport project in Hoa Binh province to date. As its construction is planned to begin in September, the management board of traffic works investment projects of the province is urgently preparing all conditions to start the work.
Perspective of Hoa Son bridge on Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway.
Bui Chi Cong from the management board said that the work of preparing, appraising and approving technical designs is being implemented according to regulations.
Implementing the direction of the provincial People's Committee, the project’s investor and related agencies and units are urgently speeding up the investment progress to start construction. The management board is finalising the contents on the conditions for organising the groundbreaking ceremony; and coordinating with Da Bac district in compensation, support and resettlement works. The related units are urgently implementing the works and procedures to start construction as scheduled.
According to the management board, immediately after the groundbreaking ceremony, construction on the section Km19+000 - Km40+750 (from the beginning of the expressway to before Hoa Son bridge) will be carried out within this month. For the section Km40+750 - Km50+400 (including Hoa Son bridge) and the section Km50+400 - Km53+000, construction is expected to begin in November.
The project was approved by the People's Council of Hoa Binh province in late 2022, with a total investment of 9.997 trillion VND, sourced from the central provincial budgets.
It is of great importance to the socio-economic development of Hoa Binh in particular and the Northwestern provinces in general, as it creates a premise to complete the CT.03 expressway (Hoa Binh - Son La - Dien Bien) according to the master plan on the road network for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision toward 2050 approved by the Prime Minister.
According to data from the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, the industrial production index for the first six months of 2025 is estimated to have increased by 20% compared to the same period last year. This marks the highest year-on-year growth rate for this period since 2020.
In the first six months of 2025, Hoa Binh province’s export turnover was estimated at 1.145 billion USD, marking an 18.11% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Import turnover was estimated at $ 804 million, a 17.15% increase, which helped the province maintain a positive trade balance.
The lives of the ethnic minority farmers in Tan Lac district have gradually improved thanks to the new directions in agricultural production. This is a testament to the collective strength fostered through the professional associations and groups implemented by various levels of the district’s Farmers’ Union.
With the motto the "product quality comes first,” after nearly one year of establishment and operation, Muong village’s Clean Food Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative, located in Cau Hamlet, Hung Son Commune (Kim Boi district), has launched reputable, high-quality agricultural products to the market that are well-received by consumers. The products such as Muong village’s pork sausage, salt-cured chicken, and salt-cured pork hocks have gradually carved out a place in the market and they are on the path to obtaining the OCOP certification.
In the past, the phrase "bumper harvest, rock-bottom prices" was a familiar refrain for Vietnamese farmers engaged in fragmented, small-scale agriculture. But today, a new spirit is emerging across rural areas of Hoa Binh province - one of collaboration, organisation, and collective economic models that provide a stable foundation for production.
Maintaining growing area codes and packing facility codes in accordance with regulations is a mandatory requirement for agricultural products to be eligible for export. Recently, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province has intensified technical supervision of designated farming areas and packing facilities to safeguard the "green passport" that enables its products to access international markets.
